Ford originally added the Fusion to the Flat Rock plant's assembly line following Mazda's exit from the shared factory, formerly called the AutoAlliance facility. The Flat Rock plant serves as the second site for Fusion production after the Hermosillo plant in Sonora, Mexico, where the sedan has been produced since the first-generation model. The shutdown coincides with that of the Wayne, Mich. assembly plant, which will close the week of December 16 to reduce supply of Focus and C-Max hatchbacks.As of November 1, Ford Fusion inventories increased from a 65-day supply the previous month to 88 days. Automotive News says Ford had a 48-day supply this time last year. According to a report from Morgan Stanley, Ford executives pointed at Toyota's aggressive incentives on the Camry as a reason for high Fusion inventories. Postings from Ford employees on BlueOvalNews.com suggest the Flat Rock plant could shut down an additional four weeks in the first quarter of 2014.

To all the fleet haters, I don't get it. They are necessary, only rental car companies can be considered bad, but even then, if you could not rent a car, you would take a taxi (a fleet sale), or the bus (fleet also), subways might be the only way but they are kind of fleet because a city commissions a company to build them, and not every city has them.

Not to mention, police, fire, ambulance, government and the private sector. Be honest, without fleet, you would get off a plane and be walking the rest of the way to your destination.

How about yall stop arguing about which car is better / fleet sales / insulting mothers over the internet and we all just be smart and spend money on the class leaders here: Accord and Mazda 6. Simple as that. Well let Ford and Toyota and Nissan and VW and that awful Chevy figure out their next models and then let MT compare them to the Honda and Mazda. Capiche?

I want an answer from all the trolls who have said the fusion is a fleet queen but numbers don't lie. 17% of 500k camrys is greater than 25% of 250k fusions. How is the fusion selling more to fleets? Or domestics period they get out sold every year by the Japanese so if your not a retard you would understand why the domestics have a bigger percentage then the best sellers when talking fleets. IDIOTS!!

Funny how some of you see this as a bad thing, Ford's simply keeping supply in line with demand, that's what will keep them from losing any money on these cars, and therefore aid them in making the record profits they have gained all throughout this year. Toyota's a good example as to what happens when a strategy like this is not enacted, you're forced to sell cars at massive discounts, leading to piss-poor profit margins.

it's entertaining to watch how desperate CALI-LIFER is....he is struggling to find excuses to justify why the Ford Fusion isn't the best selling sedan in America like he predicted a few months ago....!!

Failure to diversify. Excluding for a moment the economic conditions in Europe, the Mondeo comes in a range of body types 5 door hatch and Wagon (estate car) had Ford chose to develop alternative models similar to Europe they may not be in this position now. Which is why I think GM's decision to bring in a 5dr Cruze was a good idea.

And while we're on the subject of how right I was about Fusion, and how wrong all of you were, how many engines does Fusion need to lock down fourth place among family sedans?

We can see nobody is buying it, but it has a 1.5L turbo, a 1.6L turbo, a 2.0L turbo, an NA four, a Hybrid and an Energi. They have to be losing money at this point, and profits from their trucks are supporting it.....

With all the advance innovations from ford, its only logical that their parts bin would be much more diverse than a simple camry correct? That why the fusions DPC is less than the simple camry. Its that easy but of course people like blackdynamite would try to say other wise. poor poor boy.

These aren't exact numbers but just off the top of my head the camry sells about 500k cars a year and lets just say 15% to fleets. The fusion only sells 250k a year and lets just say 30% to fleets. Isnt that still the same amount of cars? If you sell more the same amount will be a lower percent right? lol now what BD?

@bmforever I already said I was wrong. You need to understand when your wrong. Im sure the domestics out sale to fleets in every country. No different in America. Also 17% of 500k is > 25% of 250k so the camry sell more fleets than any other car. lol

@Black Dynamite Online but next year you will rav about how many new engine options the new camry will have. Good luck being the recall king and all, must be risky if they are FINALLY putting new engines in it!! Expect more recalls.

@Black Dynamite Online Not at all, Ford has actually made very good profits off of relatively few Fusions, at least compared to the Camry, which must be sold at tremendous discounts to get them off the lots. Wouldn't be surprised if they're selling at prices lower than even your despised fleet vehicles.

@Black Dynamite Online so if nobody is buying, then why does fusion have the higher transaction price then the camry, sorry bd but your just a hater, facts are a inconvient part of your flawed arguement, just a hater of all cars from american car companys, thats you.

But that would provide Toyota, for example, an actual customer base growth of 250k people per year. Plus their ability to influence their friends and family with their new purchase, which Toyota owners, and Honda owners, have cleaned up on over the last 30 years. It's much easier to sell a current customer, or their friends and family, than to acquire take a new customer from someone else.

That's Ford's problem. They think about making the fast buck, and are willing to turn and burn a customer today, and not 5-10 years down the road.

In America its only logical that the domestics sale more to the fleets do you think? But as it turns out Its pretty much equal since the domestics sell less mid size sedans its only logical that their fleet sales percentage would be greater sicne is a less amount of total cars sold.

15% of 100$ is 15$. 15% of 200$ is 30$. 15% of 300$ is 45%. 15% of 400$ is 60$. 15% of 500 is 75$.

30% of 250$ is 75$. Fusion sells 250k cars a year and 25% to fleets. camry sell 500k a year and 17% to fleets so in reality their is more camrys going to fleets than fusions. Do the math #s don't lie mr slow your ignorance!! seriously what now?

No, I'm pretty sure Ford exists because they're the best selling brand in America. Only reason Toyota's cap and stock value are high is because of Lexus, which is just as hideous as Toyota itself. And really? You wanna talk about car problems? Do you not remember Toyota's problem with stuck acceleration pedals that caused many wrecks and injuries? Don't pretend Toyota is perfect when we all know they're not.

The truth shall set you free, you are just against American company's , it's that simple, you are sad and pathetic, please move abroad where you belong, this is a blog for people that like cars that challenge, that innovate, that move beyond, no matter what company or country, you sir just hate. Happy holidays !

Cali - tell BMW the Ford Fusion/Mondeo outsells the Toyota Camry 100/1 in Europe. We all know the Europeans are a lot smarter than your average American when it comes to buying cars. The Ford is a beauty - the Toyota an appliance.

The Fusion offers more. You can configure a Fusion for whatever you wabt it to be. Price cimparing a $39G intercooled turbo 4cyl Fusion to a $36G I4cyl Camry isnt a fair comparison. Also you can only get a Hybrid version of the Camry where as you can get a plug-in Electric Hybrid as well with Fusion. Ford has more ways of delivering consumers needs in this segment. Ford is more innovative and is pushing design language further than Toyota has in 15 years.

Let me know when Toyota can come up with a rear wheel drive pony that even sniffs a market share of Mustang Camaro Challenger. Or a Truck that competes. Its sad when your Halo cars are Corrola Camry. Small minded cars driven by small minded people... I think they're called Trolls

@Black Dynamite Online Your whole fleet argument just blow up in your face didn't it? That's why you have nothing to say about that clearly you gave me a bunch of mumbo jumbo because now your whole fleet bullzhit is imploded on its self all with your help I used your #s you always throw out there and destroyed you with them.

SORRY YOUR CREDIT SCORE JUST DROPPED TO A 450 CAUSE YOU HAVE NO CREDIT.

@Black Dynamite Online im not the one that claims im always right mr the c-max only gets 35 MPGs!!! How do feel about being proved wrong again and again? The c-max average 45.6 in MTs real world test and the rav4 is no where class leading or competitive!! I don't even have to say anything everyone else proves all your point are weak and my favorite today is the one that says how many vehicles Toyota has WITH 0 DPC!!! You suck so bad. Itws pathetic!! like you!

@Ron Chennai That's awesome!! Its funny how he says im desperate but the camry is a sales beast!! Not the king, though I give the thrown to the F series. camry is #2 so it should be the Queen + I bet most owners of camrys are women.

Either way he has no come back to the fact the camry sells about 80k cars to fleets a year. Compared to others, the closes car that comes to that is the fusion at 62k cars to fleets a year.

I still AM wait to be PROVEN wrong cause BD, YOMA, IVY, BMWFORNEVER, LoCA, ALL SAID THAT THE FUSION IS A FLEET QUEEN but the camry is the fleet KING. FLEET KING CAMRY!! THATS WHAT BD MEANT!!

@bmwfornever MT actually uses electronics and math experts not some random person that might not even own or ever driven the vehicle!! You cant say they are perfect but machines and electronics are more accurate than humans.

@Black Dynamite Online Owners right? You know how many mpgs they get but you don't even know their name or anything about them and here you are acting like god said it!! How lame is that? Honestly??

And to top it off MT said it got 45.6??? HELLO?? ARE YOU DISABLED OR SOMETHING THAT STOP YOU FROM GETTING THAT? At this point who cares what those people say why are still bringing them up??? unbelievable!!